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Willem Kalf (1619–1693), originally from Rotterdam, spent time in Paris before returning to the Dutch Republic. He settled in Amsterdam in 1653. His early works depict kitchens and rural interiors, while his mature production is especially associated with sumptuous still lifes, or pronkstilleven. Precious vessels, glasses, carpets and fruit form arrangements whose objects are selected both for their visual qualities and for the wealth they signify.
In Still Life with Drinking-Horn at the National Gallery, light reveals the sheen of silver, the transparency of glass and the contrasting textures of a lemon. The horn’s curve answers that of the lobster positioned below. These correspondences animate a carefully ordered composition. Attention to reflections and differences between materials transforms the representation of luxurious possessions into an investigation of perception.
This profile brings together identity references for Willem Kalf and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Schuler · Piguet · Dobiaschofsky
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Oil on wood
Nachfolger Küchenstillleben
Öl auf Holz
Catalogue period : 2024-06-12
Published result : 12000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–3000
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Paire d’huiles sur panneau
Catalogue period : 2013-10-02
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 8000–12000
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Oil on canvas
Suiveur de Willem Kalf — Nature morte aux fruits et aux lapins,
huile sur toile
suiveur de
Catalogue period : 2018-03-14
Follower of
Published result : 800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 600–800
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Suiveur de WILLEM KALF — Kücheninterieur mit reich gedecktem Tisch und Bäuerin.
Öl auf Htf
Nachfolger des
Date to be documented
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Published result : 7500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 11000
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Oil on wood
Kopie - Copy
Öl auf Holz
Attribution ou qualification signalée dans le catalogue
Date to be documented
Attribution recorded in catalogue
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
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